Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-19
signal Serves Bulletin.

WASHINGTON, Sept. ls.-Tde following
is the weather crop Bulletin issued by the
signal Office for the week ending Sept
IN, 1887:
mperature-During the week ended
September Il the weather has been colder
than usual from Dakota eastward ever
the lake region to Naw E1glaud, the
daily average Of temperature Deiag l to
3 below the normal. 1t has been warmer
than usual from ire gulf states to tee
Ohio valley and tie interior Of
the South Atlantic states, the daily
average OF temperature being from
3 to above the normal. The daily
average temperature for the season from
J&uunry l 10 September Il has been in
excess from the OHIO valley, Tennessee
and the interior OF the Gulf states west.
ward TO the Rocky mountains, the daily
average excess ranging from I to shout
I The seasonal temperature has gen
erallg been sufficient in The South Atlantic
states and the upper lake region. the daily
average deficiency being about l except
ing eloDg Lake Superior, where it varies
from to below the average
TaeYsinfalI has oeen generally below the
average east Of the Rocky mountains. the
greatest deficiency being ever one inch
sl0ng the South Atlantic coast In the
middle Atlantic states 1t has been slightly
above the average. The larger seasonal
deficiency exceeding ten inches continues
throughout the lower Mississippi valley
and the greater part Ct Illinois and lows.
During the past month over 100 per cent
of the usuRl aECUnt OF rain has fallen Ia
portions Of New England, western North
Carolina aud the Missouri valley, while
less than 80 per cent Of the usual
amount has fallen along the south
Atlsutic, the eastern Gull, the lover Mis-
sissippi, the OHIO va ley, Illinois. aud
Eastern Missouri. In the tobacco region
Of Tennessee, also so per cent. Of the
usual amount has fallen during the
month, while in tina. OF kentucky, Oli0,
Indisna and Illinois, from 10 10 50 pei
cent Of the usual amount mss fallen. r..
ports from Mississippi indicate that the
weather has been more favorable during
| the past week. From Tennessee the re-
ports state that cotton is opening rapidly
From North Carolina and South
| Carolina the weather is reported
| favorable for cotton picking. 1t is re-
ported from Minnesota that crops have
! been harvested and the conditions are "a
vorable Cor threshirg. In Kansas the no,
winds in the southwest portion Injured
the late crops, elsewhere the rain is ben.
etlting the la.e crop. II Missouri the
weather is favorable to pasture. Il Hi
nols seeding progresses, but the revived
pastures ale again faAlng. Ia Indians
the pastures are paTched and the well!
are d7y. In Ohio the weather is favor
able for crops. In Tennessee the droutt
is serious and blowing is stopped. Il
South Carolina the crop is scorchin.
from the dr0u.h In North Carolina III,
the weather is favorable for crops. l!
Massachusetts, the weather ,is favorable
except potstoes sra rottiDg KILN.
frosts have occurred during the las. weel
in Dakots, Minnesota, Wisconsin ar
Michigan, the northeast portion OF New
York and Northern Virginia snd ltgh
frost in wyoming, Southern Dakota
Northern Nebraska, Southern Michigan
Central New York and the greater part @
Maine.